isua-isnscatalog-1884-1885-023
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22INDIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.schools which form a part of the Normal School are a part
of the public schools of the city of Terre Haute, and the in¬
struction given in them is of the nature of that given in all the
other schools of the city of like grade. The Normal students
have, therefore, an opportunity to practice in an actual school,
such as they will be called upon to teach after graduation. In
addition to the lines of work above indicated, a study is made of
the principles of school government, the educational values of
studies, the proper succession of studies, the organization of
courses of study, the gradation and classification of a school,
the principles that should govern in the construction of a pro¬
gramme, and the like.This line of pedagogical study extends throughout the entire
course, from the first term to the last.Department of English Language, which includes English
Grammar, Composition, Reading, Rhetoric and Literature.Department of Natural Science. The modern andimproved
methods of scientific teaching are employed by the teacher of
this department. Some very -valuable additions have been made
to our apparatus during the past year.Department of History.Department of Geography.Department of Mathematics.Department of Ancient and Modern Languages.Department of Art, including Music, Drawing, Penmanship
and Elocution.CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION.Students, if females, must be sixteen years of age if males, eighteen. They must possess good moral character and average intellectual ability. If residents of Indiana, they must promise to teach, if practicable, in the common schools of the State a period equal to twice that spent as pupils in the Normal School. They must pass a fair examination in reading, spelling, geography and arithmetic through percentage. They must write a legible hand, and be able to analyze and parse simple sentences. |
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http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/isuarchive/id/32766 |
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Indiana State University Archives |
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